List of lighthouses in Florida

This is a list of existing and past lighthouses in the state of Florida in the United States.

Name	Image	Location	Coordinates	Year first lit	Automated	Year deactivated	Current lens	Focal height	Notes
Alligator Reef Light		Islamorada	24°51′6″N80°37′6″W / 24.85167°N 80.61833°W / 24.85167; -80.61833 (Alligator Reef Light)	1873	1963	2015 [1] (Replaced)	VRB-25	136136 ft (41 m)
Amelia Island Light		Fernandina Beach (Amelia Island)	30°40′23.46″N81°26′32.8″W / 30.6731833°N 81.442444°W / 30.6731833; -81.442444 (Amelia Island Light)	1838	1970 [2]	Active	Unknown	107107 ft (33 m)
Amelia Island North Range Light		St. Mary's River (Mouth)	30°42′09″N81°26′26″W / 30.70250°N 81.44056°W / 30.70250; -81.44056 (Amelia Island North Range Light)	1858 (First) 1872 (Last)	Never	1899	None	03030 ft (9.1 m)	Destroyed by 1924 Cuba hurricane
American Shoal Light		Saddlebunch Keys	24°31′30″N81°31′12″W / 24.52500°N 81.52000°W / 24.52500; -81.52000 (American Shoal Light)	1880	1963	2015 [3] (Replaced)	VRB-25	109109 ft (33 m)
Anclote Keys Light		Tarpon Springs (Anclote Key)	28°10′01.11″N82°50′40.74″W / 28.1669750°N 82.8446500°W / 28.1669750; -82.8446500 (Anclote Keys Light)	1887	1952	Active (Inactive: 1984–2003)	Fourth-order Fresnel (Replica)	110110 ft (34 m)
Cape Canaveral Light (Old)		Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Space Force Station)	28°27′36.8″N80°31′37.9″W / 28.460222°N 80.527194°W / 28.460222; -80.527194 (Cape Canaveral Light 1848)	1848	Never	1868 (Demolished in 1893)	None	06060 ft (18 m)
Cape Canaveral Light (New)		Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Space Force Station)	28°27′37.26″N80°32′36.42″W / 28.4603500°N 80.5434500°W / 28.4603500; -80.5434500 (Cape Canaveral Light)	1868	1960	Active	DCB-224	137137 ft (42 m)
Cape Florida Light		Cape Florida	25°39′59.72″N80°09′21.47″W / 25.6665889°N 80.1559639°W / 25.6665889; -80.1559639 (Cape Florida Light)	1825 (First) 1847 (Current)	1978	Active (Inactive: 1878–1978)	300mm	09595 ft (29 m)
Cape San Blas Light		Cape San Blas	29°40′16.41″N85°21′22.72″W / 29.6712250°N 85.3563111°W / 29.6712250; -85.3563111 (Cape San Blas Light)	1848 (First) 1885 (Current)	1981	1996	None	101101 ft (31 m)
Cape St. George Light (Old)		Cape St. George Island (Apalachicola Bay)	29°35′15.2″N85°02′49.32″W / 29.587556°N 85.0470333°W / 29.587556; -85.0470333 (Cape St. George Light)	1852	1949	2005 (Collapsed)	None	07272 ft (22 m)
Cape St. George Light (New)		Cape St. George Island (Apalachicola Bay)	29°39′46.1″N84°51′45.2″W / 29.662806°N 84.862556°W / 29.662806; -84.862556 (Cape St. George Light)	2008 (Replica)	Always	Active	Third-order Fresnel (Replica)	07272 ft (22 m)
Carysfort Reef Light		Key Largo (Carysfort Reef)	25°13′18″N80°12′42″W / 25.22167°N 80.21167°W / 25.22167; -80.21167 (Carysfort Reef Light)	1852	1962	2014	None	100100 ft (30 m)
Cedar Key Light		Cedar Key	29°05′47.33″N83°03′55″W / 29.0964806°N 83.06528°W / 29.0964806; -83.06528 (Cedar Key Light)	1854	Never	1915	None	07575 ft (23 m)
Charlotte Harbor Light		Punta Gorda	26°45′35″N82°06′29″W / 26.75972°N 82.10806°W / 26.75972; -82.10806 (Charlotte Harbor Light)	1890	1918	1943 (Demolished)	None	03636 ft (11 m)
Cosgrove Shoal Light	N/A	Marquesas Keys	24°27′28.44″N82°11′6.16″W / 24.4579000°N 82.1850444°W / 24.4579000; -82.1850444 (Cosgrove Shoal Light)	1935	Always	Active	200mm	05454 ft (16 m)
Crooked River Light		Carrabelle (Dog Island)	29°49′39″N84°42′04″W / 29.82750°N 84.70111°W / 29.82750; -84.70111 (Crooked River Light)	1895	1952	Active (Inactive: 1995–2007)	Fourth-order Fresnel (Replica)	115115 ft (35 m)
Dames Point Light	N/A	Jacksonville	30°23′00″N81°33′16″W / 30.38333°N 81.55444°W / 30.38333; -81.55444 (Dames Point Light)	1872	Never	1893 (Destroyed in 1913)	None	03535 ft (11 m)
Dog Island Light		Carrabelle (Dog Island)	29°47′N84°40′W / 29.783°N 84.667°W / 29.783; -84.667 (Dog Island Light)	1839 (First) 1872 (Last)	Never	1873 (Destroyed and replaced)	None	07070 ft (21 m)
Dry Tortugas Light		Loggerhead Key (Dry Tortugas)	24°38′00″N82°55′12″W / 24.63333°N 82.92000°W / 24.63333; -82.92000 (Dry Tortugas Light)	1858	1988	Active	VRB-25	151151 ft (46 m)
Egmont Key Light		St. Petersburg (Tampa Bay)	27°36′03″N82°45′39″W / 27.60083°N 82.76083°W / 27.60083; -82.76083 (Egmont Key Light)	1848 (First) 1858 (Current)	1990	Active	DCB-24	08585 ft (26 m)
Fowey Rocks Light		Key Biscayne	25°35′26.25″N80°05′48.24″W / 25.5906250°N 80.0967333°W / 25.5906250; -80.0967333 (Fowey Rocks Light)	1878	1975	Active	VRB-25	110110 ft (34 m)
Garden Key Light		Fort Jefferson (Dry Tortugas National Park)	24°37′41″N82°52′20″W / 24.62806°N 82.87222°W / 24.62806; -82.87222 (Garden Key Light)	1826 (First) 1877 (Current)	1912	1924	Decorative	07070 ft (21 m)
Gasparilla Island Light		Boca Grande	26°43′02″N82°15′39″W / 26.71722°N 82.26083°W / 26.71722; -82.26083 (Boca Grande Light Rear)	1932	1956	1966	None	105105 ft (32 m)
Hen and Chickens Shoal Light	N/A	Plantation Key	24°55′58.69″N80°32′55.36″W / 24.9329694°N 80.5487111°W / 24.9329694; -80.5487111 (Hen and Chickens Shoal Light)	1929	Always	Active	Acetylene	03535 ft (11 m)
Hillsboro Inlet Light		Hillsboro Beach (Hillsboro Inlet)	26°15′33″N80°04′51″W / 26.25917°N 80.08083°W / 26.25917; -80.08083 (Hillsboro Inlet Light)	1907	1974	Active	Second-order Fresnel	136136 ft (41 m)
Jupiter Inlet Light		Jupiter	26°56′55″N80°04′55″W / 26.94861°N 80.08194°W / 26.94861; -80.08194 (Jupiter Inlet Light)	1860	1928	Active	First-order Fresnel	146146 ft (45 m)
Key West Light		Key West	24°33′2.16″N81°48′2.52″W / 24.5506000°N 81.8007000°W / 24.5506000; -81.8007000 (Key West Light)	1826 (First) 1849 (Current)	1915	1969 (Now a museum)	None	09191 ft (28 m)
Molasses Reef Light		Key Largo (Molasses Reef)	25°00′42.66″N80°22′35.31″W / 25.0118500°N 80.3764750°W / 25.0118500; -80.3764750 (Molasses Reef Light)	1921	Always	Active [4]	Unknown	04545 ft (14 m)
Northwest Passage Light		Key West	24°37′8.31″N81°53′56.71″W / 24.6189750°N 81.8990861°W / 24.6189750; -81.8990861 (Northwest Passage Light)	1855 (First) 1879 (Last)	1911	1971 (Destroyed)	None	04747 ft (14 m)
Pacific Reef Light		Elliott Key	25°22′15.55″N80°08′31.41″W / 25.3709861°N 80.1420583°W / 25.3709861; -80.1420583 (Pacific Reef Light)	1921	Always	Active	Unknown	04444 ft (13 m)
Pensacola Light		Pensacola (Pensacola Bay)	30°20′47″N87°18′29″W / 30.34639°N 87.30806°W / 30.34639; -87.30806 (Pensacola Light)	1824 (First) 1859 (Current)	1965	Active	First-order Fresnel	191191 ft (58 m)
Ponce de Leon Inlet Light		Ponce Inlet	29°04′49″N80°55′41″W / 29.08028°N 80.92806°W / 29.08028; -80.92806 (Ponce de Leon Inlet Light)	1887	1953	Active (Inactive: 1970–1982)	Third-order Fresnel	159159 ft (48 m)
Port Boca Grande Light		Boca Grande (Gasparilla Island)	26°43′02″N82°15′39″W / 26.71722°N 82.26083°W / 26.71722; -82.26083 (Port Boca Grande Light)	1890	1956	Active (Inactive: 1966–1986)	377mm	04141 ft (12 m)
Pulaski Shoal Light		Key West	24°41′36.02″N82°46′22.79″W / 24.6933389°N 82.7729972°W / 24.6933389; -82.7729972 (Pulaski Shoal Light)	1935 (First) Unknown (Current)	Always	Active	Unknown	04949 ft (15 m)
Rebecca Shoal Light		Marquesas Keys	24°34′42″N82°35′06″W / 24.57833°N 82.58500°W / 24.57833; -82.58500 (Rebecca Shoal Light)	1886	1926	1953 (Demolished)	None	06666 ft (20 m)
Sand Key Light		Key West	24°27′14.18″N81°52′39.02″W / 24.4539389°N 81.8775056°W / 24.4539389; -81.8775056 (Sand Key Light)	1827 (First) 1853 (Current)	1941	2014 (Replaced)	VRB-25	109109 ft (33 m)
Sanibel Island Light		Sanibel	26°27′10.51″N82°00′51.32″W / 26.4529194°N 82.0142556°W / 26.4529194; -82.0142556 (Sanibel Island Light)	1884	1949	Active	190mm	09898 ft (30 m)
Smith Shoal Light	N/A	Key West	24°43′5.82″N81°55′17.54″W / 24.7182833°N 81.9215389°W / 24.7182833; -81.9215389 (Smith Shoal Light)	1933 (First) Unknown (Current)	Always	Active	Unknown	04949 ft (15 m)
Sombrero Key Light		Marathon	24°37′40.46″N81°06′41.78″W / 24.6279056°N 81.1116056°W / 24.6279056; -81.1116056 (Sombrero Key Light)	1858	1960	2015 (Replaced)	None	142142 ft (43 m)
St. Augustine Light (Old)		St. Augustine (Anastasia Island)	N/A	1824 [5] A	Never	1874 (Destroyed in 1880)	None	05252 ft (16 m)
St. Augustine Light (New)		St. Augustine (Anastasia Island)	29°53′08″N81°17′19″W / 29.88556°N 81.28861°W / 29.88556; -81.28861 (St. Augustine Light)	1874	1955	Active	First-order Fresnel	161161 ft (49 m)
St. Johns Light		Atlantic Beach	30°23′10″N81°23′53″W / 30.38611°N 81.39806°W / 30.38611; -81.39806 (St. Johns Light)	1954	1967	Active	VRB-25	08383 ft (25 m)
St. Johns River Light		Atlantic Beach	30°23′36.77″N81°25′33.49″W / 30.3935472°N 81.4259694°W / 30.3935472; -81.4259694 (St. Johns River Light)	1830 (First) 1858 (Last)	Never	1929	None	08181 ft (25 m)
St. Joseph Bay Light	N/A	St. Joseph Peninsula	29°53′N85°23′W / 29.883°N 85.383°W / 29.883; -85.383 (St. Joseph Bay Light)	1839	Never	1847 B (Lens moved)	None	05050 ft (15 m)
St. Joseph Point Rear Range Light		Apalachicola (St. Joseph Bay)	29°55′5.67″N85°22′49.79″W / 29.9182417°N 85.3804972°W / 29.9182417; -85.3804972 (St. Joseph Point Rear Range Light)	1902	Never	1960 C	None	07878 ft (24 m)
St. Marks Light (Old)		St. Marks	N/A	1831	Never	1842 (Demolished)	None	06565 ft (20 m)
St. Marks Light (New)		St. Marks	30°04′19″N84°10′48″W / 30.07194°N 84.18000°W / 30.07194; -84.18000 (St. Marks Light)	1842	1960	Active	Unknown	08282 ft (25 m)
Tennessee Reef Light		Long Key	24°44′45.88″N80°46′56.47″W / 24.7460778°N 80.7823528°W / 24.7460778; -80.7823528 (Tennessee Reef Light)	1933	Always	Active	Unknown	04949 ft (15 m)
Volusia Bar Light		Lake George	29°12′24″N81°34′46″W / 29.20667°N 81.57944°W / 29.20667; -81.57944 (Volusia Bar Light)	1886	Never	1916 (Destroyed in 1974)	None	03434 ft (10 m)

See also

• Unmanned reef lights of the Florida Keys
• List of lighthouses in the United States
• List of lighthouses in the United States by height
• Maritime history of Florida

Notes

A. ^ The first tower was built around 1737. Archival records are inconclusive as to whether the Spanish used the tower as a lighthouse. While it seems likely, not enough has been gathered to place it as a fact.

B. ^ The tower was washed away in 1851.

C. ^ In 1960, the lighthouse was replaced with a skeletal steel tower. The old structure moved multiple times as a private residence before it was returned to St. Joseph Bay in 1979. While the old light remains a private residence, its current owner has restored its former appearance with a rebuilt lantern room.

References

1. "Alligator Reef Lighthouse". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
2. "Amelia Island Lighthouse". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
3. "American Shoal Lighthouse". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
4. USCG 2012, pg. 9
5. "St. Augustine Lighthouse". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved October 12, 2017.

Sources

• National Park Service, "Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Florida Lighthouses". Maritime Heritage Program. Retrieved on 2010-09-28.
• U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) (2012), "Light List Vol. III, Atlantic and Gulf Coasts". U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C.
• "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Florida". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
• "Florida Lighthouse Page". Web Archive. Retrieved on 2010-09-28.